The Clue
Part of a whispering campaign (5 letter answer)
The Answer
RUMOR
Tags
Notes
The answer RUMOR is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bruit
Buzz
On dit
Hearsay
Scuttlebutt
Bit of dirt
Gossip's fodder
Gossip's tidbit
Grapevine concern
Grapevine growth
Grapevine growth?
Grapevine morsel
"___ has it ..."
"___ has it..."
Kind of mill
Unconfirmed info
Yenta's tidbit
One going around the office
It's heard on the grapevine
It's often unfounded
One may circulate quickly
Sometimes it's ugly
Water-cooler offering
It may be whispered
News bit from a supermarket tabloid
"The news service of the weak": Ceram
Reporter's starting point, perhaps
Thing picked up at a water cooler
This often spreads like wildfire
Definition
RUMOR as a noun:
1. (rumor, rumour, hearsay) = gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
RUMOR as a verb:
1. (rumor, rumour, bruit) = tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"